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Meaning of "customs duty" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CUSTOMS DUTY

customs duty  [ˈkʌstəmz ˈdjuːtɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CUSTOMS DUTY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Customs duty is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CUSTOMS DUTY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

customs duty

Tariff

A tariff is a tax on imports or exports, or a list of prices for such things as rail service, bus routes, and electrical usage. The meaning in is now the more common meaning. The meaning in is historically earlier. The meaning in developed from a tabular list of tax rates for different import goods.

Definition of customs duty in the English dictionary

The definition of customs duty in the dictionary is tax payable to customs when importing or exporting goods.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CUSTOMS DUTY


agouti
əˈɡuːtɪ
aguti
əˈɡuːtɪ
autocutie
ˈɔːtəʊˌkjuːtɪ
beauty
ˈbjuːtɪ
bootie
ˈbuːtɪ
booty
ˈbuːtɪ
cootie
ˈkuːtɪ
cutey
ˈkjuːtɪ
cutie
ˈkjuːtɪ
Djibouti
dʒɪˈbuːtɪ
duty
ˈdjuːtɪ
fluty
ˈfluːtɪ
fruity
ˈfruːtɪ
hooty
ˈhuːtɪ
Jibuti
dʒɪˈbuːtɪ
off-duty
ˌɒfˈdjuːtɪ
snooty
ˈsnuːtɪ
tofutti
təʊˈfuːtɪ
tutti-frutti
ˈtuːtɪˈfruːtɪ
zooty
ˈzuːtɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CUSTOMS DUTY

customization
customize
customized
customizer
customs
Customs and Excise
customs broker
customs brokerage
customs clearance
customs declaration
customs form
customs house
customs inspection
customs officer
customs official
customs post
customs regulations
customs service
customs shed
customs union

WORDS THAT END LIKE CUSTOMS DUTY

active duty
bounden duty
combat duty
countervailing duty
death duty
escort duty
estate duty
export duty
guard duty
heavy-duty
import duty
in the line of duty
jury duty
legacy duty
off duty
on duty
picket duty
point duty
sentry duty
stamp duty
traffic duty

Synonyms and antonyms of customs duty in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «customs duty» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CUSTOMS DUTY

Find out the translation of customs duty to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of customs duty from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «customs duty» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

关税
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

derechos de aduana
570 millions of speakers

English

customs duty
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सीमा शुल्क
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الرسوم الجمركية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

таможенная пошлина
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

direitos aduaneiros
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কাস্টমস দায়িত্ব
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Les droits de douane
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

cukai kastam
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Zoll
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

関税
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

관세
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kewajiban khusus
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thuế hải quan
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சுங்க வரி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सीमा शुल्क कर्तव्य
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

gümrük vergisi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

dazio doganale
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

cło
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

мито
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

taxe vamale
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

δασμού
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

doeane
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

tull
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

toll
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of customs duty

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CUSTOMS DUTY»

The term «customs duty» is regularly used and occupies the 63.814 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CUSTOMS DUTY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «customs duty» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «customs duty» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about customs duty

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CUSTOMS DUTY»

Discover the use of customs duty in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to customs duty and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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French Wines at one penny per bottle customs duty
AT ONE PENNY PER BOTTLE CUSTOMS DUTY. In 1846, the writer suggested the introduction of the wines of France into England at the customs duty of 6d. per gallon. or 1d. per bottle. This appeared to be very sound policy, and one that ...
William Ray SMEE, 1865
2
Report of the Discussions in Parliament on the Customs' Duty ...
C. B.. 6d. a-gallon—viz., for malt duty, l§d., increase of plant, 1d., excise restrictions, 3d., decreases, #d. But the difl'ereutial duty has now been settled at 4d. a-gallon, being 2d. in favour of rum and other Colonial spirits, and against those of the ...
C. B., 1849
3
Singapore Customs, Trade Regulations and Procedures Handbook
(i) which exceed his duty free allowance; or (ii) for which no duty free allowance is granted; and (b) pay the customs duty or excise duty leviable thereon before he proceeds. (3) Where a passenger or person fails to pay any customs duty or ...
Usa Ibp Usa, 2009
4
World History of the Customs and Tariffs
Features of the Customs in the Byzantine Empire Of the various features of the Customs in the Byzantine Empire three would seem worth mentioning, namely, the dual structure of Customs duty, the preferential rates of Customs duty, and the  ...
Hironori Asakura, 2003
5
Customs Law of East Asia
Institutions, enterprises, associations and citizens which have paid the customs duty exceeding the amount payable by them may request the customs within 1 year from the day of payment to refund the surplus. In this case, the customs shall  ...
Jiarui Cheng, 2010
6
Business Environment
The peak rate of customs duty on non-agricultural goods has been reduced from 20 per cent to 15 per cent with a few exceptions. As regards textiles, only the ad valorem component has been reduced to 15 per cent, the specific component, ...
Shaikh, 2006
7
China Customs, Trade Regulations and Procedures Handbook:
In the case where customs duty is not paid within the prescribed time period, the procedures referred to in paragraph one of Article 69 shall be undertaken. Should the customs duty still be unpaid within thirty days, the procedure of compulsory ...
Ibp Inc, 2013
8
China Customs, Trade Regulations and Procedures Handbook
In the case where customs duty is not paid within the prescribed time period, the procedures referred to in paragraph one of Article 69 shall be undertaken. Should the customs duty still be unpaid within thirty days, the procedure of compulsory ...
Ibpus.com, International Business Publications, USA, 2007
9
Dispute Settlement Reports 2009: Volume 1, Pages 1-622
15. China argues that Article II:1(b) plainly requires a two-step analysis. Customs authorities first determine what the "product" is, and this determination, in turn, indicates which "ordinary customs duty" in the Member's Schedule of Concessions ...
World Trade Organization, 2011
10
1996 Annual Report on Exchange Arrangements & Exchange ...
... most of the raw materials that are not available locally are not subject to customs duty; (2) manufacturers for the domestic market may be further exempted from this duty if they comply with specific requirements regarding equity participation, ...
International Monetary Fund, 1996

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CUSTOMS DUTY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term customs duty is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Importers groan as Customs returns to 100% manual cargo inspection
... introduce more electronically powered operations, such as paperless Customs; electronic risk-based inspection; e-payment of Customs duty; ... «BusinessDay, Jul 15»
2
Apapa gridlock: Survey says ports need more automation
“Nigerian port needs paperless Customs; e-payment of Customs duty; e-container loading list; electronic risk-based inspection; connecting ... «Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide, Jul 15»
3
Wrong development priority in spite of Socio-Economic Census and...
... lost INR 75,592 crore of revenue due to incentives or waivers on customs duty for gold, diamond and jewellery, and another INR 62,399 crore ... «Asian Tribune, Jul 15»
4
Six important trade developments – and only one of them is the …
CUSTOMS DUTY REFUNDS – WOULD YOU LIKE AN AUDIT WITH THAT? REFUND? It has been commonly reported to us that if a refund ... «Transport and Logistics News, Jul 15»
5
Foxconn To Assemble Xiaomi & Asus Smartphones In Brazil
... high customs duty on imported consumer electronics products, leading to severely inflated pricing compared to most other markets. Brazil is ... «Android Headlines - Android News, Jul 15»
6
HPL's plea seeking relaxation in customs duty payment rejected
The government has rejected a plea by Haldia Petrochemicals Ltd (HPL) seeking relaxation in payment of customs duty for the violation of ... «plastemart.com, Jul 15»
7
Textile ministry considers duty cut as Indian garment sector loses out …
According to World Trade Organisation data, among southeast Asian nations, India has 5-10 per cent customs duty on many of the fibres, while ... «Economic Times, Jul 15»
8
Passenger caught with 99 cigarette cartons, fined
"Any quantity above 100 will be charged customs duty and a fine will be levied," said Anantha Kalyana Krishnan. The customs department said ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
9
Government rejects Haldia Petro's plea of custom duty relaxation
KOLKATA: The government has rejected the plea of troubled Haldia Petrochemicals Ltd (HPL) seeking relaxation in payment of customs duty ... «Economic Times, Jul 15»
10
Haldia Petro's plea of custom duty relaxation rejected
"The policy relaxation committee (PRC) of the Commerce Ministry has rejected the plea of HPL seeking relief from payment of customs duty by ... «Niticentral, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Customs duty [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/customs-duty>. May 2024 ».
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